Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1861-1924 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
10 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Morris Davies (1843-1929) of Ffosrhydgaled, near Aberystwyth, was Deputy Lieutenant for Cardiganshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
James George Morris Davies, son of Morris Davies; Donation; 1941.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1861-1924, of Morris Davies comprising correspondence, 1861-1924; scrapbooks of sporting events, 1865-1923; an autograph album, 1870-1907; a game and vermin book, 1873-1917; Llanychaearn Church dispute papers, 1879-1883; and account books relating to Llanfarian war memorial, 1920-1921, and to the Goginan and Level Newydd lead mines, 1881.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 13870-13879.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their readers' tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Description also available in a typescript catalogue in NLW reading room.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 13870-13879.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Davies, Morris, 1843-1929 -- Archives (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2005.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS